In local gun/pawn shop, half round half octagon rifle. But it was BEAT and 1700 dollars to boot.
Andy

It’s probably the half round barrel – very rare – very desirable….. I have a standard Model 92 in .25-20 that my Great Uncles used for subsistence hunting in the 1920’s when they mined and prospected all over New Mexico. To describe this rifle as used is one of the all time understatements. Yet I have had people tell how rare the rifle is in rifle configuration.
I have never seen an early Winchester .25-20 with a decent bore. I suppose they exist but I have not encountered one. My Marlin 1894CL is a far better rifle and worth considerably less money. I guess it is simply the difference between collecting and shooting.

Like you said, half round, and it was a rifle, not carbine. I'm not really into collecting, like I told the counter guy, I could own a lot of other guns for that kind of money.
Andy

i have a model 1892 with a cherry bore which used to be my great grandfathers. he bought it for killing pigs and dad says it might have bean shot once or twice before i got it. howver my great uncle was a home hobby gunsmith or thought he was and have any of you ever heard of brush on bluing? it looks like someone painted it with a crap coat of brush on black laquer. ive put 5 boxes of shells through it shoots excellent made early 1901 i think full octagon barrel

oh also there is an original 92 for sale for 750 at georges hole in the wall guns in coos bay oregon. id rate it at 50-60% condition wood has bean sanded and finished with eurathane barrel and action have bean browned with plumb brown i think its a nice looking gun from 5 feet away